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FZUS51 KBOX 090906  
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-092200-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS  
 
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE ON TODAY, STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES  
INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH INTO THE  
WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS SUNDAY BRINGING GUSTY  
WINDS INTO MONDAY.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-092200-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING  
TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS  
AND NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
MON  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-092200-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 20 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
MON THROUGH TUE  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-092200-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
MON  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-092200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
S 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 4 FT AT  
6 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING W 6 FT AT  
6 SECONDS AND S 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT S  
AND E OF NANTUCKET.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-092200-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS  
AND S 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS, BECOMING S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO  
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.  
RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS,  
BECOMING SW 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
MON  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-092200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING S  
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO  
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.  
RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
S 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
MON  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-092200-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO 3 FT  
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT  
AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING.    
MON  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-092200-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING  
WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM,  
DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.    
SUN  
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING.    
MON  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-092200-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO 3 FT  
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT  
AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG  
IN THE EVENING.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
MON  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-092200-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING S  
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE EVENING.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING.    
MON  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-092200-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS THIS  
MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING S  
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE EVENING.    
SUN  
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
MON  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-092200-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
2 FT THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN.   
SUN  
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING W WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.  
 
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-092200-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
406 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
2 FT THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING.    
MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
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